Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing.
How to install roof flashing against a brick wall.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles.
How to fix lead flashings.
Step 3 flashing angled roofs with the step method you can use the step method to flash an angled roof.
I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in.
Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows.
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Properly installed flashing covers the seam between the wall and the roof and directs water onto the roof.
This is made by rolling up a 25mm or less strip of lead into an oval shape just wider than the mortar chase you are fixing and then driving it below the surface of the bricks to form a wedge.
You need step flashing which is metal flashing that is in an l shape.
The masons should add a bond break layer to keep mortar droppings from creating dams behind the brick.
I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall.
Using the circular saw and masonry blade cut a slot about 1 5 inches into the brick so that the overlapping flashing or counter flashing will slide into the slot.
In an ideal installation the flashing will extend under the brick veneer so that there.
Most important make sure weep vents are included in the mortar at each pan without a way for water to escape all the fancy flashing is for nothing.
The most common method of fixing lead flashings is to make a lead bung also known as a lead chock.
Above the roof sheathing.
Caulk the slot after the flashing has been installed.
You have to install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof materials if the roof runs flat up against a brick wall.
